Anyone who bases their life on firm values – whether in feminism or religion – is familiar with the tension between a beautiful ideal and the complexities of implementing it in everyday life.

On November 9, 2025, a memorial service for the victims of the November Pogroms was held in the Dresden-Neustadt Synagogue, organized by several Jewish communities. André Lang commemorated the victims of Nazi terror and warned that antisemitism and racism must continue to be combated.

The political situation in Germany is - as the federal elections have clearly shown - very strongly characterized by radical positions […]

On February 15, 2025, an estimated 3,000 neo-Nazis - more than twice as many as in previous years - marched from Mitte station througt […]

Parasha Toldot. In the biblical narrative, the desire of many ancestors to have children initially remained unfulfilled, as was the case...

You can't talk about November 9 without getting personal. When I talk here about the significance of this date, it is also clear that I...

The term discourse is frequently used today and often garnished with the adjective "public". What exactly is discourse supposed to be? And w

Conflicts in Jewish Saxony are unavoidable; how we resolve them varies. Tolerance, openness & respect are key.

Symposium "Jewish, now!" - Dresden: Debate on expectations of Jewish cultural events, emphasising diversity, financial support needed.

An explanation of why elections are important.

im Namen der Jüdischen Gemeinden Dresdens wünsche ich Ihnen ein herzliches Schabbat Shalom. Bei mir sind heute Rabbi Akiva Weingarten [...]

Remembrance for the liberation-day in times of rising anti-semitism. By Dr. Herbert Lappe

What ways do we have to work against anti-semitism? And are some of them better than others?

A silent night. Hearts cold as ice, numbed by a frost that would have felled any person with [...]

A Community is like our body. It must be cared for in all parts, says Kai Lautenschläger from the advisory board

How does an African American Christian come to celebrate a Jewish holiday? And why is that just right?

The murdered and disenfranchised Jews were remembered at the memorial ceremony at the Old Leipzig Station in Dresden.

A letter to a friend after the public discussion about the role of converts in German Jewry

These are words that I have heard many times to describe the Görlitz Jewish Cemetery. But what is it, really? Let’s start with some ...

A short introduction to liberal chassidism as Rabbi Akiva views it.